New Year’s Resolutions for a Working Mom in Quarantine

1. Treat yourself!

3. Don’t be afraid to follow that new career path

Go ahead and get that substitute teaching license. You must have your student teaching hours fulfilled by now!

4. Remember to enjoy the little things in life

Get yourself some Tide Unstoppables so your Friday sweatpants can smell like your Tuesday sweatpants.

5. Be considerate of others in your family

There are limits to what body spray and dry shampoo can do.

6. Brighten up your doom scrolling by joining some meme groups on Facebook

Some of the best ones highlight movies from our youth that might have bombed at the box office but have now become cult classics. I recommend The Emperor’s New Groove Llamaposting, Memehotep’s Mummy Memes, and The Road to El Dorado Goldposting. Remember, you can fill your feed with positive and funny images. Make your time at home a quaran-meme!

7. Be firm with your boundaries and be sure to address your needs

Your family are now your co-workers, so you are technically allowed to file HR complaints. In-office romances, however, are encouraged.

8. Don’t take the Christmas decorations down

In fact, put up all the other holiday decorations: Easter, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July — the works. When time has no meaning, every day is a celebration!